SPELLBINDS Synonyms
There are 13 hypernyms of the word spellbinds. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for SPELLBINDS
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| absorbs | verb v | |||||
verb • become imbued • take up mentally • take up, as of debts or payments • take in, also metaphorically • cause to become one with • suck or take up or in • devote (oneself) fully to • assimilate or take in • consume all of one's attention or time | ||||||
| beguiles | verb v | |||||
verb • influence by slyness • attract; cause to be enamored | ||||||
| bewitches | verb v | |||||
verb • attract; cause to be enamored • attract strongly, as if with a magnet • cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something | ||||||
| captivates | verb v | |||||
verb • attract; cause to be enamored | ||||||
| enchants | verb v | |||||
verb • hold spellbound • attract; cause to be enamored • cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something | ||||||
| enraptures | verb v | |||||
verb • hold spellbound | ||||||
| enthralls | verb v | |||||
verb • hold spellbound | ||||||
| fascinates | verb v | |||||
verb • cause to be interested or curious • to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe • attract; cause to be enamored | ||||||
| grips | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • the act of grasping • the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it • a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes • the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road) • worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made • an intellectual hold or understanding • a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place verb • hold fast or firmly • to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match • to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe | ||||||
| mesmerises | verb v | |||||
verb • To exercise mesmerism on; to affect another person, such as to heal or soothe, through the use of animal magnetism. • To spellbind; to enthrall. | ||||||
| mesmerizes | verb v | |||||
verb • attract strongly, as if with a magnet • induce hypnosis in | ||||||
| bewitch | verb v | |||||
verb • attract; cause to be enamored • attract strongly, as if with a magnet • cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something | ||||||
| entrance | noun n | |||||
noun • something that provides access (to get in or get out) • a movement into or inward • the act of entering verb • attract; cause to be enamored • put into a trance | ||||||
| fascinate | verb v | |||||
verb • cause to be interested or curious • to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe • attract; cause to be enamored | ||||||
| grip | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • the act of grasping • the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it • a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes • the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road) • worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made • an intellectual hold or understanding • a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place verb • hold fast or firmly • to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match • to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe | ||||||
| magnetise | verb v | |||||
verb • attract strongly, as if with a magnet • make magnetic | ||||||
| magnetize | verb v | |||||
verb • make magnetic • attract strongly, as if with a magnet | ||||||
| mesmerise | verb v | |||||
verb • attract strongly, as if with a magnet • induce hypnosis in | ||||||
| mesmerize | verb v | |||||
verb • attract strongly, as if with a magnet • induce hypnosis in | ||||||
| transfix | verb v | |||||
verb • to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe • pierce with a sharp stake or point | ||||||